OEM Industry Update

On this week’s OEM Industry Update, we speak with Kimmo Rauma, Vice President of Danfoss Power Solutions, about the Electric Powertrain Integration for Heavy Commercial Vehicles (EPIC) consortium. As part of EPIC, Danfoss Editron is working together with Meritor Inc. and Electra Commercial Vehicles to develop advanced electric powertrains. 

Each company will bring together its expertise to ensure heavy-duty vehicle electric powertrains are designed to meet industry needs. With so many technologies coming together for electric vehicles, it is beneficial to have partners who can specialize in certain aspects and then work together to create an optimized design, says Rauma. 

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On this week’s OEM Industry Update, we speak with Rod Dayrit, Director of Business Development, North America, Delta-Q Technologies, about the company’s new Charged by Delta-Q Program. The program helps ensure the company is introducing proven suppliers and products which work optimally with its charging technology. Dayrit says the intent is to maximize the offering available to OEM customers to help them lower their return on investment when sourcing battery and charging products for their electric vehicles.  

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In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we’re taking a look at development of electric-powered systems through interviews conducted during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 with our sister site ForConstructionPros.com. Companies including Meritor Inc., Delta-Q Technologies, Kato and Green Machine offer their perspectives on the technologies they are currently developing which provide alternatives to diesel.

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In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we’re taking a look at emerging technologies which are helping create a smarter construction industry through interviews conducted during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 with our sister site ForConstructionPros.com. Companies including ZTR, Digital Fleet, InEight, JLG and Trimble offer their perspectives on the technologies they are currently developing to create smarter equipment and processes which will lead to improved productivity on construction sites. 

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In this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we’re taking a look at the continued evolution of automation technology for the construction industry through interviews conducted during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 with our sister site ForConstructionPros.com. Companies including B&R Industrial Automation, Topcon, Doosan and Built Robotics offer their perspectives on the technologies they’re currently developing to enable automation of machines and work functions, and how they see automation further advancing in the coming years. 

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Drew Carruthers, Director of Product Strategy at CM Labs Simulations about the use of simulation to develop smart and connected machines. Use of simulation technology, such as the company’s Vortex Studio, enables engineering teams to iterate designs faster. It also allows for collaboration and scalability earlier in the design process, so the product is more vetted by the time it comes out, says Carruthers, which will be important as machines become smarter and more connected.

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Romain Nicolas, Business Developer – Simcenter Amesim, Siemens Digital Industries Software, about the benefits of system simulation technology. He says the basic principle of Siemens’ system simulation technology Simcenter Amesim is to provide engineers a simple way to assess the different interactions between components in a dynamic, transient and accurate manner. 

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update, we spoke with Jim Downey, Vice President-Global Data Products, Power Systems Research, about the current state of the North American mining equipment market. He says mining equipment production is expected to rebound 13% in 2021 and continue growing over the next 5 years. 

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Sam Cockerill, CEO of Libertine FPE. The company is developing opposed free-piston engine technology which replaces crankshafts with software control. This enables every combustion event to be optimized through the use of real-time compression ratio control. 

This enables engines to be cleaner and more efficient, says Cockerill. It also allows the use of renewable fuels like ethanol and methanol which require more nuanced compression ratios. 

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On this week’s episode of OEM Industry Update we speak with Aviad Almagor, Division Vice President, Trimble’s Emerging Technologies, and Greg Lynn, CEO of Piaggio Fast Forward. The companies recently collaborated on integrating smart following technology into a Boston Dynamics Spot robot. This technology enables the robot to autonomously follow machines or humans without the need to control it using a joystick or other remote-control device. 

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